13 05N 43 01E
Dany II to the Philippines
John Ridsdel
Sat 15 Aug 2009 06:25
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13 50N 43 01E
Aug. 15, 2009
Dany II
...this morning we're only 37mi. from the bottom
end of the Red Sea...can't wait to turn the corner!...last night, we had
some very impressive heat lightening!...no rain of course, but we shut
everything just in case...D2 has a lot of opening port holes & hatches,
& getting them closed in the event of rain is a real scramble!...all
electronics were shut down as well, & the computer was put in the oven for
safe keeping...fortunately, it only lasted a couple of hours, & we were able
to get everything up & running again...a good thing since we were going thru
the narrow part of the straights with freighter traffic & a few small unlit
islands...surprisingly, the freighter traffic in & out of the Red Sea has
been light, so avoiding them hasn't been an issue...this morning, the weather
conditions are much the same...HOT & muggy...good thing the refer is working
well!!...our speed has slowed to about 4knts., so we may have to turn the
dreaded engine on to keep up our speed...forcasts for today show the winds
increasing later this morning...& so far, they've been fairly
accurate...it's amazing how much information we have available to us now
days...it certainly takes a lot of the guess work out of passage making!...well,
not much happening out here, just keeping a close watch for "uninvited"
guests...the engine's on, so we'll be motor sailing for awhile until the wind
filles in again...later, D2 & crew
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